High-tech mill to boost Bukidnon rice yields

Inquirer.net - Nov 11, 2026

VALENCIA CITY, Bukidnon — Local rice farming received a big modernization boost as the Department of Agriculture in Northern Mindanao (DA-10) officially commissioned a P68-million rice milling facility. Built for the provincial government under the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) mechanization program, which is implemented by the DA’s Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization,

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